Now wondering if anyone has a set of the new Kef R11 Meta’s and can compare them through experience to the Q11 meta or even the older non meta R11. 
subwoofer has reignited my passion for sound, and I’m going to update my front main 3 before I add a new AVR and ceiling speakers. Just looking some hands on views from people not paid to say good things about them. 
Other choices in the same range would be much appreciated as well. 

I got a pair of B&W 702 S2 Signatures after demo'ing similar speakers to the ones you are looking at. I listened to the Kefs (very very good, surprisingly neutral really, but sounded a bit flat - it might have been the listening room or amp, or even just me having an off day? They certainly qualify as a top speaker for the price), Monitor Audio 300 Gold (nice with a lot of bass output), Q Acoustics 500 (very nice and sounds so much better than you think it will when you first see it) and a PMC floorstander (amazing punchy bass, but it has a certain sound to it (I suspect it's a slight bass hump caused by the transmission line design-but I don't know enough about speaker design to know with any degree of certainty). I also listened to the B&W 702 S2 standard version side by side with the Signature upgrade and was initially worried I wouldn't be able to hear the difference with my ageing, cloth ears. As it turned out, there was quite a marked difference (Phew!). The Sigs have a fantastic stereo staging and as you can imagine with those tweeters, is not shy in the top end. Perhaps it suits my older ears, as some say they are a little bright, but I valued the clarity, sound stage and attack more than the greater bass of some speakers. They also look beautiful and have a superb finish (Daktu veneer). They do need a proper amp with a generous current handling capability, as the impedance does drop to just below 3Ω. I went from a Roksan power amp to a Musical Fidelity one and it transformed the speakers (the Roksan is a great amp, just it's not quite the beast he Musical Fidelity amp is) 

 

It goes to show that paring the speaker with the right amp is just as important as picking the right speaker in the first place.

Here is a review of the sigs with some nice pictures. The latest S3 version is supposed to be better still and also looks fab-u-lous  

 

https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/bowers-and-wilkins-702-signature

Let us know how your search goes. I've started looking at speakers again, although I'm not changing mine anytime soon

 

Found the B&W 702 S3 Sigs for £4.5k as an ex demo pair at Peter Tysons They look glorious in Midnight blue

 

It raises another question, that if we are honest, the look of the speaker does matter too, even if it is nowhere near the main reason for buying a pair. 

Going to try and get a listen to several different speakers over the next few weeks at my local HiFi centre. 
Have been wondering recently, given the build and quality of my recent subwoofer purchase, how the Svs ultra evolution range would sound compared to the others on the list. A lot of solid reviews and awards from AVforum, home cinema and the like? It has made me curious enough to want to see how they sound for myself. 

Karma-av.co.uk seem to be the main agent according to SVS, and their website shows a consistent amount of awards and wins for just about every product SVS produce. Whether it’s the sound I’m after is another thing. But who knows. I do like surprises. 😂

Edited 6 January, 20251 yr by UndertheRadar